Show hunter champs is held in Foxton on the first weekend of the holidays every year,it goes for three days. My sisters Aleisha and Lauren competed in the show as well as me.
Show hunter champs is a horse jumping show judged on style. There were about 22 teams that compete,my team was Horowhenua. There were eight people in each team two in each category.
The category are on the size of your pony/horse. Cat A is for the little ponies they jump courses of sixty and seventy centermeters. Cat B my group is for the medium sized ponies we jump seventy and eighty. Cat C is for the big ponies witch Aleisha is in,she jumps eighty and ninety. My other sister Lauren is in the hack ring this category is for horses they jump ninety to a meter ten.
My horse mickey was really good we came in the top 8 out of 44 in every class. After everyone finished there last round we had prize giving. All the teams lined up on there horses and the announcer began.
She started with cat A one of our team members won the overall. "And for category B" she started calling people up to get there ribbons"forth place Jordan Blakeley on Wind Spirit" everyone started cheering and I trotted up to get my ribbon."And in first place Emily Oliver on Summer Feister" My partner trotted up and got her ribbon and a cover for winning. Cat C was done when got back and another team member was getting her first place ribbon and cover for winning the hack overall. Then she called out my pair and I had one the whole thing. We go up again and get another ribbon and a troffe. Then she calls out sixth fifth fourth third second and finally "HOREWHENUA HAS WON THE WHOLE THING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TEN YEARS" We all trot up and get another ribbon a cover and a troffe. We all get profechinal photos and pack up then head home.
Overall it was so fun. I can't wait till next year !!!!!!!!!!
Monday, 14 October 2019
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Hey Jordan, great story and I liked how you explained what the tournament was. Just saying trophy has no f's. Over all you did a great job in the tournament and writing the story.
ReplyDeleteEllo Jordan! I liked how you explained the categories and I like riding to! I think you meant trophy there haha!
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